240 Hours, 22 Pounds: A Mammoth Mozart Box Set Aims At More Than 'Complete'
The new complete edition, commemorating the 225th anniversary of the Austrian composer's death, is an extravagant Mozart resource.
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First Listen: Jim James, 'Eternally Even'
The My Morning Jacket frontman adopts the role of gravel-voiced doomsayer in a new solo album that takes grim foreboding and makes it funky.
First Listen: Kristin Hersh, 'Wyatt At The Coyote Palace'
In an album named for her teenage son, the singer-songwriter and punk mystic reflects upon some of her life's most perception-altering junctures.
First Listen: Lambchop, 'FLOTUS'
Kurt Wagner's ambition has taken a hard left on the Nashville group's new album, which ditches Lambchop's typical organic feel for something far more progressive.
Hiss Golden Messenger On World Cafe
The latest record from M.C. Taylor's band is a stylistically eclectic road album about the need to get back home. Hear the conversation and performance.
At 92, Charles Aznavour Is Still With His First Love — His Audience
"They are my confidantes," the French-born singer-songwriter says. He speaks to NPR's Robert Siegel about his current U.S. tour, his early days in New York and his role as an Armenian ambassador.
Songs We Love: NxWorries, 'Starlite'
Anderson .Paak's storytelling is a dream snapped back to reality, while Knxwledge's blaxploitation-inspired production is a time capsule set to music.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Sea Sound
Host Fiona Ritchie picks music, old and new, that conveys images and moods of the sea.
Latino Noir: Private Eyes And Really Bad Vatos
Good guys, bad guys, cops and intrigue — it's all part of the world of Latino noir fiction. Author Carmen Amato takes us on a tour of the genre.
The Shins Return With New Song And Video, 'Dead Alive'
The quirky new pop cut channels the band's vintage mix of wistful meditations and infectious melodies.